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Best Books of 1949, According to Goodreads Readers

I have been missing someone's most popular books of each year, working backwards. So I thought that I would start with an idea of best books of each year--starting forward from the year I was born.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
2
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
3
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
4
King Solomon's Ring
King Solomon's Ring
5
Farmer Giles of Ham (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Farmer Giles of Ham (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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The Conquering Family (Thomas B Costain)
The Conquering Family (Thomas B Costain)
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The Magnificent Century (Thomas B. Costain)
The Magnificent Century (Thomas B. Costain)
8
Crooked House (Agatha Christie)
Crooked House (Agatha Christie)
9
Bartholomew and the Oobleck (Dr. Seuss)
Bartholomew and the Oobleck (Dr. Seuss)
10
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
11
In a Dark Wood Wandering (Helle S. Haasse)
In a Dark Wood Wandering (Helle S. Haasse)
12
The Third Man
The Third Man
13
The Door in the Wall (Marguerite De Angeli)
The Door in the Wall (Marguerite De Angeli)
14
Surprise Island (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
Surprise Island (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
15
The Second Sex
The Second Sex
16
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
17
Men of Maize (Miguel Ángel Asturias)
Men of Maize (Miguel Ángel Asturias)
18
Here Is New York (E. B. White)
Here Is New York (E. B. White)
19
The Emigrants
The Emigrants
20
Carney's House Party (Maud Hart Lovelace)
Carney's House Party (Maud Hart Lovelace)
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The Way West (A.B. Guthrie Jr.)
The Way West (A.B. Guthrie Jr.)
22
The Color Kittens (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Color Kittens (Margaret Wise Brown)
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Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era: An Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith (J.E. Esslemont)
Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era: An Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith (J.E. Esslemont)
24
The Far Cry (Emma Smith)
The Far Cry (Emma Smith)
25
The Train Was on Time (Bõll)
The Train Was on Time (Bõll)
26
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
27
Death Be Not Proud (John Gunther)
Death Be Not Proud (John Gunther)
28
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
29
The Devil in Massachusetts, Marion L. Starkey
The Devil in Massachusetts, Marion L. Starkey
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The Cocktail Party (T.S. Eliot)
The Cocktail Party (T.S. Eliot)
31
The Skin (Curzio Malaparte)
The Skin (Curzio Malaparte)
32
Killers of the Dream (Lillian Smith)
Killers of the Dream (Lillian Smith)
33
The Intoxicated (Shirley Jackson)
The Intoxicated (Shirley Jackson)
34
Landscape Into Art (Kenneth Clark)
Landscape Into Art (Kenneth Clark)
35
The Farm in the Green Mountains (Alice Herdan-Zuckmayer)
The Farm in the Green Mountains (Alice Herdan-Zuckmayer)
36
A Sand County Almanac
A Sand County Almanac
37
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
38
Track of the Cat (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
Track of the Cat (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
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To Hell and Back (Audie Murphy)
To Hell and Back (Audie Murphy)
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Shane
Shane
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